Minnesota Head Football Coach Tracy Claeys and Central Michigan Football Coach John Bonamego pose for photos during the Quick Lane Bowl Media Day at the Detroit Lions Practice Facility and Headquarters in Allen Park on Dec. 9, 2015.
The color scheme isn’t the only common thread between Central Michigan and Minnesota as they prepare for the Dec. 28 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit.
Maroon and gold fans across Michigan are aware of Head Coach John Bonamego’s battle through cancer in his left tonsil this summer in his first few months with the team.